Getting Started With The Activecaptain App; Updating Software With The Activecaptain App - Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 5 Series Owner's Manual

Getting Started with the ActiveCaptain App

You can connect a mobile device to the ECHOMAP UHD2 device using the ActiveCaptain app. The app provides
a quick and easy way for you to interact with your ECHOMAP UHD2 device and complete such tasks as sharing
data, registering, updating the device software, and receiving mobile device notifications.
1 From the ECHOMAP UHD2 device, select Vessel > ActiveCaptain.
2 From the ActiveCaptain page, select Wi-Fi Network > Wi-Fi > On.
3 Enter a name and password for this network.
4 Insert a memory card in the ECHOMAP UHD2 device's card slot
5 Select Set ActiveCaptain Card.
You might be prompted to format the memory card. Formatting the card deletes all information saved on the
card. This includes any saved user data, such as waypoints. Formatting the card is recommended, but not
required. Before formatting the card, you should save the data from the memory card onto the device internal
memory (Copying User Data from a Memory Card, page
app, you can transfer the user data back to the card
Be sure the card is inserted each time you want to use the ActiveCaptain feature.
6 From the application store on your mobile device, install and open the ActiveCaptain app.
7 Bring the mobile device within 32 m (105 ft.) of the ECHOMAP UHD2 device.
8 From your mobile device settings, open the Wi‑Fi
the name and password you entered in the Garmin device.

Updating Software with the ActiveCaptain App

If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you can use the ActiveCaptain app to download and install the latest
software updates for your device.
Software updates may require the app to download large files. Regular data limits or charges from your Internet
service provider apply. Contact your Internet service provider for more information about data limits or charges.
The installation process can take several minutes.
1 Connect the mobile device to the ECHOMAP UHD2 device
page 10).
2 When a software update is available and you have internet access on your mobile device, select Software
Updates > Download.
The ActiveCaptain app downloads the update to the mobile device. When you reconnect the app to the
ECHOMAP UHD2 device, the update is transferred to the device. After the transfer is complete, you are
prompted to install the update.
3 When you are prompted by the ECHOMAP UHD2 device, select an option to install the update.
• To update the software immediately, select OK.
• To delay the update, select Cancel. When you are ready to install the update, select ActiveCaptain >
Software Updates > Install Now.
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(Inserting Memory Cards, page
NOTICE
61). After formatting the card for the ActiveCaptain
(Copying User Data to a Memory Card, page
connections page and connect to the Garmin device, using
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NOTICE
(Getting Started with the ActiveCaptain App,
4).
61).
ActiveCaptain App